Common use of Healthcare Clause in Contracts

Healthcare. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2016, or as soon thereafter as practicable, bargaining unit employees will transition to Team Care M200 Plan (“Team Care”). The rates for 2016 and a further description of the plan and rates are referenced in Appendix C to this National Addendum. Section 2. For the January 2017 and January 2018 calendar year rates for Team Care, the Red Cross will pay 100% of any annual increase up to a max- imum 5.5%, and bargaining unit employees covered by Team Care will pay the balance of any annual increase over 5.5% for their respective coverage. Section 3. To the extent that Team Care agrees as part of its Participation Agreement with the Red Cross to permit bargaining unit employees to opt out of health care coverage, the following provi- sions will apply: A. Red Cross shall not be required to make a con- tribution on behalf of any current employees, who have not enrolled in Team Care coverage by December 31, 2015, or who have elected to waive coverage by that date. B. For newly-organized bargaining units covered by this National Addendum, the Red Cross shall not be required to make a contribution on behalf of those employees, who have not enrolled in coverage under Team Care by the date specified in the Local Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding between the parties, or who have elected to waive coverage by that date. Section 4. Employees currently with a Healthcare Spending Account (HSA) will maintain their cur- rent funds and such funds will remain available for their use until they are exhausted. Employees who are enrolled in a qualified high deductible health plan can continue to make additional contributions to their HSA up to their 2015 calendar year contri- bution limit including an allocation of some or all of the ratification bonus referenced in Article 13 Com- Section 5. Current employees may begin enrolling in the Plan on January 1, 2016 or as soon thereafter as practicable. New hires starting after January 1, 2016 or later are eligible to enroll in the program eight (8) weeks after their date of hire. Section 6. Consistent with Article 5, Section 2, all current and new regular part-time employees will have the option of enrolling in health coverage with Team Care for the life of this Agreement. The Red Cross will only be required to make its contribu- tions for those employees who actually enroll.